FreeLinkomatix

FreeLinkomatix is a tool for the Debian version of Linux used on the BuffaloLinkStation called FreeLink. This tool is designed to automate the addition of applications, libraries, and the upgrade to a v2.6 kernel which is not provided directly in the FreeLink distribution. This project aims to create a bash shell script like Automatix that will use apt-get to install applications from the APT debian repository. Some software will come from http://downloads.linkstationwiki.net, the remainder will be compiled from source. This supports both the PowerPC and MIPSel versions of FreeLink.
This script is similar to Andre's Web Installer, the goal will be to create a foolproof script. The script should look for an upgraded version of itself too (we'll have to use diff for that).

WARNING!

This is a work in progress, It performs actions mostly through apt-get and should not cause irreversible damage, however as yet it has not been extensively tested

Current actions of script

Primary Script

Update apt-repositories....

Move /home /usr /var from hda1 to hda3 and create symlinks

Enable the Debian unstable Branch

Install Samba and Webmin

Troubleshooting Windows shares (samba) - guest access

Allow all IPs for Webmin

Install SSH SSHd and the associated Webmin module

Install ProFTPd and Webmin module

Download StressFree Solutions Tiger Webmin Theme

Configure the time zone and use NTPdate

Install the Precompiled C development environment

Upgrade to Kernel 2.6 using Andre's web installer (PowerPC only)

Post Kernel 2.6 Script

Add Kernel Network File System (NFS) and the Webmin Exports module

Install Rsync and download Webmin module rsyncmin

Add USB Automounting and CUPS Printer Support

Macintosh Specific Netatalk and Howl Zeroconf DNS discovery service

Add Firefly (mt-daapd) Media Server

Install ccxstream XBMSP protocol for XBox Media Center

KAID - XLink Kai online gaming for Xbox, 360, PS2 and PSP

BASH Script Location

The in progress script is located in the talk/discussion page, anyone is free to change it:

Installation

Install FreeLink First

Open the archive and carefully read the included README file for any specific instructions.

Disable any firewall(s), including any built-in Windows firewall

Make sure the LinkStation and your PC are on the same sub-network. This likely requires that you change the IP address (and probably the subnet-mask) of your PC and router to a different IP address (out of the box the LS should start out on 192.168.1.XXX but in EM Mode it will have a static IP address of 192.168.11.150)

Run the firmware updater executable HD-???LAN FWUpdate-english.exe

After finding your LinkStation, press the "Renew Firmware" button, and wait. Have patience, and keep your calm. If you think the Firmware updater is acting strange, do not try to disconnect the LinkStation or abort the update in another way.

After flashing connect your LinkStation up to the network with subnet 192.168.1.XXX

Find your LinkStation on the network and Telnet to it with PuTTYtel You will be at the root shell.

Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 %h

root@LinkStation:/#

Change the root password

passwd root

Primary Script

On a newly FreeLinked Linkstation you can get and install FreeLinkomatix with the following:

Post Kernel 2.6 Script

After Kernel 2.6 is done installing and the system reboots, Find your LinkStation on the network and open an SSH session to it with PuTTYtel, at this point you should be able to run the secondary script: